January 8th, 1985

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on January 8th, 1985.

• United States: Like A Virgin - Madonna
• United Kingdom: Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid

Take me back to January 8th, 1985!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is January 8th, 1985, and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. The Christmas holiday season is long over, the decorations have been taken down and a sense of normality has returned.

In America, the song Like A Virgin by Madonna is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid is the number-one hit song. Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie Beverly Hills Cop is at the top of the box office.

Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In fashion, women are wearing long sweaters, fishnet stockings, fingerless gloves, jumpsuits, over-sized scarves, miniskirts, stirrup pants, and spandex cycling shorts. Meanwhile, men are wearing Hawaiian shirts, flannel, shell suits, and wool sport coats. Because it's 1985, the radio stations are being dominated by the likes of Tears For Fears, USA For Africa, A-ha, Foreigner, Madonna, Wham! and Phil Collins.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Kiki Camarena, David Huffman, Rock Hudson, and Ian Stewart would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Columbo", "The Jeffersons", "Only Fools and Horses", and "Knight Rider". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Space Invaders", "Galaxian", "Mario Bros.", and "Tetris".

Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Diff'rent Strokes", "Cockleshell Bay", "The Smurfs", and "Danger Mouse". Popular toys at the moment include Lite-Brite, Monchhichi / Chicaboo, Fisher-Price Little People (Farm), and Pound Puppies.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 8th, 1985.

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  1985 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1985 included Wham!, Madonna, Foreigner, Chaka Khan, Hall & Oates, Tears for Fears, Dire Straits and Paul Young.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1985?

  The best NBA players in 1985 were Larry Bird, Bernard King, Moses Malone, Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas.

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  1985 in movies.

  Movies released in 1985 included Back to the Future, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Rocky IV, The Color Purple, Out of Africa, Cocoon, The Jewel of the Nile, Witness, The Goonies, Spies Like Us, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Commando, Teen Wolf and A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge.

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  Who were the best football players?

  In 1985, the best soccer players were Michel Platini, Diego Maradona, Preben Elkjær-Larsen, Bernd Schuster, Michael Laudrup, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Zbigniew Boniek, Oleg Protassov, Hans-Peter Briegel, Bryan Robson and Rinat Dassaev.

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  Out of Africa.

  "Out of Africa" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1985.

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  Deng Xiaoping.

  Deng Xiaoping was named Time Person of the Year in 1985 due to his economic reforms in China.

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  USA for Africa - "We Are the World"

  "We Are the World" by USA for Africa won a Grammy for 1985's Song of the Year.

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  The Night Stalker is terrorizing Los Angeles.

  Between June 1984 and August 1985, a serial killer nicknamed "The Night Stalker" was carrying out a home invasion and murder crime spree in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Richard Ramirez was later arrested and convicted of the crimes.

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  Mid 1980s fashion.

  Strappy sandals, Keds, kitten-heeled sandals, and pumps were popular footwear in the mid-80s. Fashion became more colorful during this period. Popular clothing included long wool coats, long and bulky sweaters, jumpsuits, large scarves, beanies, leather gloves, long flared skirts, slim miniskirts, slightly tapered pants, and stirrup pants.

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  The Commodore 64.

  The Commodore 64 was dominating the home computer market.

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  VCRs are becoming popular.

  VCRs started to become a popular household item during the first half of the 1980s. However, they were still very costly. This device gave people the ability to play VCR tapes and record TV programs and movies.

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  Iran-Iraq War.

  Between September 1980 and August 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.

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  Computers are replacing typewriters.

  Desktop computers were beginning to replace typewriters in offices.

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  TV remotes.

  Although TV remotes existed, many homes didn't have one. Infrared technology was still relatively new.

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  Wallpaper.

  Wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 38 years, 8 months, and 19 days have passed since January 8th, 1985.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 2 of 1985.
• Leap Year: 1985 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on January 8th, 1985, are now 38 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1985 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 473990400.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on January 8th, 1985.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to January 8th, 1985.

• December 10th, 1984: Wham release their single "Last Christmas".
• December 15th, 1984: Olivia Newton-John and Matt Lattanzi are married.
• December 20th, 1984: 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews goes missing in Greeley, Colorado.
• December 22nd, 1984: Bernhard Goetz shoots and seriously wounds four would-be burglars on a train in Manhattan.
• December 23rd, 1984: 110 people are killed after Aeroflot Flight 3519 crashes while attempting to make an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport in Russia.
• December 24th, 1984: English actor Peter Lawford dies from kidney and liver failure at the age of 61.
• This date: January 8th, 1985
• January 20th, 1985: Super Bowl XIX: The San Francisco 49ers defeat the Miami Dolphins by 38-16 at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.
• January 21st, 1985: 70 people are killed when Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashes in Reno, Nevada.
• February 2nd, 1985: O.J. Simpson marries Nicole Brown.
• February 7th, 1985: DEA agent Kiki Camarena is kidnapped by drug traffickers in Mexico.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 8th, 1985, will have the star sign Capricorn.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1985 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
• Native American Zodiac: January 8th, 1985 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Photos of mid-1980s fashion.

Photographs of mid-1980s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1985.

1985 saw the introduction of cars such as the Chevrolet Astro, the Honda Integra, the Nissan Pathfinder, the Dodge Lancer, the Ford Scorpio and the Subaru XT.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1985.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out January 8th, 1991, instead.

Weather on January 8th, 1985.

Historical weather information for January 8th, 1985.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 4.0 degrees Celsius. It was a wet day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 17.0 degrees Fahrenheit. -8.33 degrees Celsius. Snow was reported. Precipitation: 12.45cm.
• London, England: Temperature: -3.17 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 8th, 1985 was most likely conceived around April 17th, 1984.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 8th, 1985 is close to October 1st, 1985.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 8th, 1985.

• 14,142 days have passed since this date.
• 2,020 weeks have passed.
• 1,221,865,200 seconds have passed since January 8th, 1985.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,425,509,400 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 630,482,443,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 203,644,200 times.
• You have taken approximately 105,080,407 steps. That's roughly 46,702 miles!
• Since this date, 14,662,382 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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